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obama spoke with saudi arabia's king abdullah by phone on wednesday. obama stressed that measures must be taken immediately for an orderly transition of power. he said the united states will remain involved in efforts to achieve peace and stability in the middle east. on the same day u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton and defense secretary robert gates met israeli defense minister ehud barak in washington. they remained committed to israel's security through continued aid to its military. the u.s. says it will work closely with egypt's neighbors to prevent the confusion from spreading in the middle east. >>> the anti-government protests in egypt were sparked by pro democracy demonstrations in tunisia more than two weeks ago. >> reporter: protesters began rallying in egypt on january 25th to call for an end to president hosni mubarak's 30-year rule. the unrest spread across egypt with the help of facebook and twitter. nobel laureate mohammad elbaradei, a former head of the u.n.'s nuclear agency gave his support to the protests. on january 29th, pre
obama spoke with saudi arabia's king abdullah by phone on wednesday. obama stressed that measures must be taken immediately for an orderly transition of power. he said the united states will remain involved in efforts to achieve peace and stability in the middle east. on the same day u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton and defense secretary robert gates met israeli defense minister ehud barak in washington. they remained committed to israel's security through continued aid to its military....
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obama referring to the whole world participating in this event. here in germany, analysts was pointing to the parallels to the developments in tunisia and egyptian and the collapse of communism. it is very historic but berlin has been taking a cautious approach in the past week in spite of all the east german comparisons. what was behind that cautious approach? >> i want to mention one point. it's a word. it's israel, it's the security of israel. she said today and said earlier, i rejoice with the people of egypt but angela merkel also said that the military leadership in egypt must do its part to uphold peace in the region. she said we expect the future egyptian government to continue to keep the peace in the middle east and that agreements made with israel are respected. she is referring back to 1979, the peace treaty signed by anwar san antonio sadat -- anwar sadat. the hope now is of course that that relationship between egypt and israel will be maintained. >> israel being key to german foreign policy but also the palestinians playing a role t
obama referring to the whole world participating in this event. here in germany, analysts was pointing to the parallels to the developments in tunisia and egyptian and the collapse of communism. it is very historic but berlin has been taking a cautious approach in the past week in spite of all the east german comparisons. what was behind that cautious approach? >> i want to mention one point. it's a word. it's israel, it's the security of israel. she said today and said earlier, i rejoice...
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this violence must stop. >> obama said he was considering actions including sanctions and a freezing of overseas assets that the united states could take unilaterally or with its allies. the president said he will send secretary of state hillary clinton to a meeting of the u.n. human rights council in geneva on monday to discuss the developments in libya. >>> british prime minister david cameron has also strongly denounced the libyan government. cameron made the remark wednesday during a visit to qatar. >> what is happening in libya is completely unacceptable. would i like us to go further and have a full you nations security council resolution? yes, i would. i think that would be good. >> cameron says he would like to see the u.n. resolution send a clear warning to colonel gadhafi and the libyan armed forces that what they are doing is wrong. >>> as violence continues to flare up in libya, european nations are taking measures to evacuate thousands of their citizens from the country. the european commission estimates there are about 10,000 eu citizens in libya. member governments are
this violence must stop. >> obama said he was considering actions including sanctions and a freezing of overseas assets that the united states could take unilaterally or with its allies. the president said he will send secretary of state hillary clinton to a meeting of the u.n. human rights council in geneva on monday to discuss the developments in libya. >>> british prime minister david cameron has also strongly denounced the libyan government. cameron made the remark wednesday...
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" >> right. >> hinojosa: has he delivered, and what does it say to you that a president like barack obama maybe hasn't delivered? >> you know, i think that what he feels and what he's been able to get done are two different things. what a president campaigns on and what they can actually accomplish... obviously with health care and a lot of other things going around, it's not quite... perhaps hasn't been quite as easy. we had a big victory, we being not gay people but all of america recently when the hate crimes bill passed after ten years. >> hinojosa: huge. and just put it out there, because i think that some people... unless you're following the issue of hate crimes, you might have seen it and not quite understood. this was a battle that had gone on for ten years to federalize a crime against gays and lesbians. >> or people based on race or religion or any other group. it used to be the case that if you committed a crime on federal land, or in a federal jurisdiction, you could prosecute somebody for a hate crime, since the '60s, based on race. those were usually voting rights violation
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barack obama has pushed the government in cairo to make meaningful changes, while warning that a sudden shift could bring chaos. >> the revolution began on january 25. tens of thousands of egyptians took to the street, fed up with president hosni mubarak's regime. the police cracked down. scores of people died or were injured. but the people were undeterred and returned the next day. hundreds, thousands, the streets of cairo teamed with protesters. then the military intervened. demonstrators welcomed them with cheers and applause, hoping for protection from the police and security forces. the army said it would refrain from using force, but it did send several fighter jets to sweep low over tahrir square. people prayed for the victims of the brutal crackdown on for their own safety. the death toll was now in the hundreds. the protesters refused to give ground. tahrir square remains the center of the uprising. hundreds of thousands gathered there on february 1. people of all walks of life. demonstrating against the embattled president. suddenly the mood changed. more thugs believed to be
barack obama has pushed the government in cairo to make meaningful changes, while warning that a sudden shift could bring chaos. >> the revolution began on january 25. tens of thousands of egyptians took to the street, fed up with president hosni mubarak's regime. the police cracked down. scores of people died or were injured. but the people were undeterred and returned the next day. hundreds, thousands, the streets of cairo teamed with protesters. then the military intervened....
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a short time ago president obama said egypt would never be the same. >> president obama has not always kept pace with a fast- moving crisis, but has thrown his moral authority behind the demonstrators. >> the people of egypt has spoken. egypt will never be the same. by stepping down president mubarak responded to the egyptian people's hunter for change. they have made it clear nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the dead. >> what a difference a few -- carried the day. >> americans and british were worried things would turn ugly. david cameron made a clear the army must hold onto power. >> those who run egypt have a duty to reflect the wishes of the egyptian people. there must be a move to democratic rule. >> people celebrated on the streets. there were far worse in his gaza. many are hoping for an egyptian government less friendly towards israel. >> [unintelligible] >> no celebration-televisa. many are concerned egypt is changing. >> it is not good for israel because it will create a state of uncertainty in the middle east. >>-jordan they celebrate the revelation. he rulers
a short time ago president obama said egypt would never be the same. >> president obama has not always kept pace with a fast- moving crisis, but has thrown his moral authority behind the demonstrators. >> the people of egypt has spoken. egypt will never be the same. by stepping down president mubarak responded to the egyptian people's hunter for change. they have made it clear nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the dead. >> what a difference a few -- carried the...
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president obama tried to change that impression. he gave a speech where he says the americans are reaching out. ultimately, he came out and said that america supported demonstrations for freedom, it supported the rule of law. when it comes to action, in the end, the action taken by the administration was warned that israel wanted. and it is something that the era of the demonstrators will latch onto. >> the u.s. secretary of state says the united states will follow action with civilian and diplomatic surges. it will include a civilian led effort and that a diplomatic effort will continue to end the afghan war. it has laundered money for drug traffickers. americans are now banned with doing business from the company. the chairman of the u.s. federal reserve has held a g-20 meeting saying that they should let their currencies appreciate. it would take at least a decade to shift his economy away from the export based model. still ahead, another night of bloodshed claims another 20 lives. people went to the polls on friday to elect thei
president obama tried to change that impression. he gave a speech where he says the americans are reaching out. ultimately, he came out and said that america supported demonstrations for freedom, it supported the rule of law. when it comes to action, in the end, the action taken by the administration was warned that israel wanted. and it is something that the era of the demonstrators will latch onto. >> the u.s. secretary of state says the united states will follow action with civilian...
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we just heard from president barack obama. what do you think about the president's statements about the developments in egypt? >> i think it was a very good speech, not only that it came across as a very emotional speech but i think he paid respect, he paid respect to this people on the square, he paid respect to the young people who took the things in their own hands and are now creating this new egypt. i think it is a speech that will be listened very well to because people are very careful here. they're always scared about the americans. so many politics in the middle east. that was a speech made on equal footing. he just basically paid respect to the people who did this revolution here in egypt and i think this is a good beginning for a new relationship with the americans and the egyptian people because of course the americans have things to make up because the americans were one of the main supporters of hosni mubarak so this was a good speech for kind of turning the page, basically, turning it over to a completely new di
we just heard from president barack obama. what do you think about the president's statements about the developments in egypt? >> i think it was a very good speech, not only that it came across as a very emotional speech but i think he paid respect, he paid respect to this people on the square, he paid respect to the young people who took the things in their own hands and are now creating this new egypt. i think it is a speech that will be listened very well to because people are very...
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he said he thought president obama was a very good man, but he said, "i told obama you don't understand the egyptian culture and what would happen if i step down now. if i resign today, there will be chaos and the muslim brotherhood would take over." for now, president mubarak remains in the presidential palace with his family. there had been widespread rumors that his son had fled, perhaps to london, but we saw him there when we spoke to him. president mubarak told me, "i would never run away from this country. i will die on this soil," and he defended his legacy, recounting the many years he spent leading this country. after my meeting with president mubarak, i sat down for an exclusive interview with his new vice president. i asked whether he would ever authorize the army to use force against the anti-government protesters, and he insisted repeatedly he would never order force against the protesters. he hoped they would go home. he said he hopes, "they don't follow through with their pledge to have another massive march on friday after midday prayers." he said the people should under
he said he thought president obama was a very good man, but he said, "i told obama you don't understand the egyptian culture and what would happen if i step down now. if i resign today, there will be chaos and the muslim brotherhood would take over." for now, president mubarak remains in the presidential palace with his family. there had been widespread rumors that his son had fled, perhaps to london, but we saw him there when we spoke to him. president mubarak told me, "i would...
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president barack obama has called on the country's military to ensure a tradition -- transition to genuine democracy. >> a very warm welcome to bbc world news america and around the globe. in a dramatic turn of events, the egyptian president hosni mubarak has stepped down. the announcement came after 2.5 weeks of huge street protests in cairo and other cities. it was greeted with ecstatic jubilation. the power now rests with egypt's armed forces. >> welcome to the egyptian capital cairo, a country which exploded in celebration hours ago with the announcement that president hosni mubarak, president for the last 29 years, was resigning and that the army, the military council was not taking over. this may now be a military rule in egypt, but in the streets below, not just in cairo but in cities across this country, the people feel that the victory is theirs. as i look in all directions from where we are broadcasting it again tonight, the streets are absolutely packed with traffic. a long line of lights and horns blaring, the flags are waving everywhere you go. people are waiting the egyptian
president barack obama has called on the country's military to ensure a tradition -- transition to genuine democracy. >> a very warm welcome to bbc world news america and around the globe. in a dramatic turn of events, the egyptian president hosni mubarak has stepped down. the announcement came after 2.5 weeks of huge street protests in cairo and other cities. it was greeted with ecstatic jubilation. the power now rests with egypt's armed forces. >> welcome to the egyptian capital...
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>> i think obama did well within egypt, okay? but in terms of the rest of the arab world, they think the united states abandoned their longest and most sure ally of 30 years! and to use a phrase that was used by a high official in saudi arabia, they said, he back-stabbed your best ally! and this does not go well in that part of the world. it doesn't mean we can't repair it. but that's a serious issue. >> huge! no you'll over the press there. >> and the alternative is on the wrong side of history. >> no, it's not the only alternative. >> he nudged mubarak appropriately, againstly in public, and i presume more aggressively behind the scenes. when mubarak was thought to reside and did a reversal, and the president came out with a statement saying he didn't think the transition was meaningful and sustainable, i think that might have had a little something to do with the mubarak understanding how the speech that he had given had completely backfired. >> the answer is, it was >>> issue work to the hustler. president barack obama is hus
>> i think obama did well within egypt, okay? but in terms of the rest of the arab world, they think the united states abandoned their longest and most sure ally of 30 years! and to use a phrase that was used by a high official in saudi arabia, they said, he back-stabbed your best ally! and this does not go well in that part of the world. it doesn't mean we can't repair it. but that's a serious issue. >> huge! no you'll over the press there. >> and the alternative is on the...
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president barack obama has not. that clear i mean when the protests began nine days ago he was very he was very careful not to align himself too closely with the protesters but now in the last few days and sit in the last few hours we've seen him calling on the egyptian president hosni mubarak to implement free and fair elections and to step down as soon as possible one of the the significant points of today's demonstrations and the clashes is that it is now clear that the opposition certainly needs a unified voice it needs a political force to represent them they've been able to demonstrate spontaneously up until now but so if they want to go forward with any kind of substantial impact they will need to be united we've heard differing voices come from the opposition forces we've heard some of them say that yes they should talk to mubarak now we've had other players like mohammed el baradei and the muslim brotherhood saying no mubarak to step down first and only then will they gauge opinion dialogue so while mohamed
president barack obama has not. that clear i mean when the protests began nine days ago he was very he was very careful not to align himself too closely with the protesters but now in the last few days and sit in the last few hours we've seen him calling on the egyptian president hosni mubarak to implement free and fair elections and to step down as soon as possible one of the the significant points of today's demonstrations and the clashes is that it is now clear that the opposition certainly...
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we do not want our people back in washington cooperating with president obama. that's not what this election was about. if they find common ground with obama i wl feel that they have failed in what we sent them to do. >> and the problem for republicans in that attitude which is widespread among many of those people is that ultimately if your goal is to make the independent voters in our equivalent of tahrir square jube lent and exhilarated you've got to get something done. we've got to show that we're going to work across party lines. so he made a tax cut deal that included some stimulus to a payroll tax cut. he's worked on trade deals. >> he went to the chamber of commerce. >> he wanted to try to expand exports and reform the tax system and get that corporate cash off the sidelines. that's the posture the president is doing. unlike the first two years when he needed major legislation when he had to weedle and bargain and lobby, he doesn't need to do as much of that now. >> you used the word "cragmatic" to describe the republicans. are they -- is there a pragmat
we do not want our people back in washington cooperating with president obama. that's not what this election was about. if they find common ground with obama i wl feel that they have failed in what we sent them to do. >> and the problem for republicans in that attitude which is widespread among many of those people is that ultimately if your goal is to make the independent voters in our equivalent of tahrir square jube lent and exhilarated you've got to get something done. we've got to...
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it is still unclear when president obama will close the base. promise to do so by the end of january last year. >> marking a new day of the world's most notorious prison. in nine years, america's commitment to the war on terror has turned a small naval base in cuba into what now resembles a typical american town. but a few kilometers across the bay, there is a very different world. 172 prisoners are being held across seven different compounds. which one depends on their behavior and how much of a threat they are perceived to be. at this camp, we glimpse their protest signs. >> i can tell you that from can x-ray, which was only open for 92 days, to with the detainees are now, in february 2011, their standard of living has increased. >> we are told that they complain detainees are held here at camp 6. they have access to computers, tv, even books, and the conditions appeared to have improved since the days of camp x-ray nine years ago, but because of the reporting, we cannot see all of the camps. one of those is katz 7. its location is secret, and
it is still unclear when president obama will close the base. promise to do so by the end of january last year. >> marking a new day of the world's most notorious prison. in nine years, america's commitment to the war on terror has turned a small naval base in cuba into what now resembles a typical american town. but a few kilometers across the bay, there is a very different world. 172 prisoners are being held across seven different compounds. which one depends on their behavior and how...
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revolución en egipto, cedió finalmetne, renunció a la presidencia de egipto >>> el presidente barack obama, dijo que el pueblo egipcio es un ejemplo les pidió preparar el camino a unas elecciones justas >>> un jurado delibera en arizona, en el juicio contra una mujer, está acusada de asesinar a un inmigrante y su hija de 10 años de edad >>> y la primera dama obama, dice si su esposo sacrificó la reforma migratoria por impulsar la reforma de salud >>> este es su noticiero univisión, con jorge ramos, y desde la capital de la nación [gritos] >>> cayó mubarak, después de 30 años en el poder, en 18 días de manifestaciones pacíficas de jóvenes, reclamando libertad y democracia hay júbilo en las calles de egipto muy buenas noches, desde washington son maría elena salinas, el mundo fue testigo de un hecho histórico el presidente de egipto renunció, cediendo ante la revolución pacífica de su pueblo los egipcios están en celebración y júbilo la dictadura y represión llegaron a su fin pero aún hay muchas preguntas sobre el camino a la democracia, tenemos un reporte ♪ . >>> gr
revolución en egipto, cedió finalmetne, renunció a la presidencia de egipto >>> el presidente barack obama, dijo que el pueblo egipcio es un ejemplo les pidió preparar el camino a unas elecciones justas >>> un jurado delibera en arizona, en el juicio contra una mujer, está acusada de asesinar a un inmigrante y su hija de 10 años de edad >>> y la primera dama obama, dice si su esposo sacrificó la reforma migratoria por impulsar la reforma de salud >>>...
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. >> en la florida kidictaminó qu la reforma firmada por el presidente obama es constitucional. podría facilitar la demanda interpuesta por más de 20 estados. señaló que la reforma viola la constitución pues obliga a las personas a obtener pólizas de seguro médico bajo pena de multa. las mayores manifestaciones. y a pesar del toque de queda las balas y los más de 100 muertos sigue en la calle pidiendo la renuncia del presidente. francisco está en el cairo con los últimos detalles francisco muy buenas tardes. >> saludos desde el cairo josé. egipto es un país en llamas. y la gente ha salido hoy día por séptimo día a las calles en contra del régimen del presidente. lo hacen desde hace 6 días y aún quieren más, además el presidente anunció la formación de un nuevo gobierno. cientos de turistas han colapsado. hoy día fue muy difícil llegar hasta algunas de las terminales y tuvo que sufrir largas colas. la aerolínea canceló sus vuelos para mañana. >> un día más. la anarquía se apoderó de egipto. desapareció de las calles el sábado después de caro trab
. >> en la florida kidictaminó qu la reforma firmada por el presidente obama es constitucional. podría facilitar la demanda interpuesta por más de 20 estados. señaló que la reforma viola la constitución pues obliga a las personas a obtener pólizas de seguro médico bajo pena de multa. las mayores manifestaciones. y a pesar del toque de queda las balas y los más de 100 muertos sigue en la calle pidiendo la renuncia del presidente. francisco está en el cairo con los últimos...
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you had president obama calling on mubarak last tuesday to begin a transition, in his words, now. but then, yesterday, i guess it was, we had frank wizner who was sent to the region to talk to president mubarak of egypt coming out and saying this. listen to what he had to say. >> the president must stay in office in order to steer those changes through. i therefore believe that president mubarak's continued leadership is critical. it's his opportunity to write his own legacy. >> schieffer: and the administration was quick to say he wasn't speaking for the administration in that. but what did you take from that? why did he say that? >> i think that frank, who is a very experienced diplomat, probably has had as many years in the state department as tom has, understands that removing mubarak is going to be critical here. he's trying to i think create some space for him to move. but that the administration, particularly the president has a different challenge. he's kind of like a high wire artist in which he's got to walk a fine line between wanting mubarak to go but not go in a way t
you had president obama calling on mubarak last tuesday to begin a transition, in his words, now. but then, yesterday, i guess it was, we had frank wizner who was sent to the region to talk to president mubarak of egypt coming out and saying this. listen to what he had to say. >> the president must stay in office in order to steer those changes through. i therefore believe that president mubarak's continued leadership is critical. it's his opportunity to write his own legacy. >>...
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wings clipped with the last flight of the discovery channel's of the decommissioned soon and under obama's new space program astronauts will have to rely on russian spacecraft to take them into orbit. or aspiring middle east unrest at the moment draining wars in afghanistan and iraq and an ongoing financial slung american policymakers are facing a lot of pressing problems and our team spoke to brant scowcroft former u.s. national security adviser about the challenges ahead for the country. mr scowcroft thank you very much for joining all t. you belong to the school of foreign policy realists that's what they say for yourself and your republican with a career stretching across five american expert ministrations so we'd like to discuss several foreign policy issues with you and your view what are the consequences for the u.s. middle east policy after the toppling of mubarak in egypt and ben ali in tunisia you know one is always caught off guard by revolutions. because there are a surprise for a surprise to president ben ali and to president mubarak it's hardly unusual or be a surprise to the
wings clipped with the last flight of the discovery channel's of the decommissioned soon and under obama's new space program astronauts will have to rely on russian spacecraft to take them into orbit. or aspiring middle east unrest at the moment draining wars in afghanistan and iraq and an ongoing financial slung american policymakers are facing a lot of pressing problems and our team spoke to brant scowcroft former u.s. national security adviser about the challenges ahead for the country. mr...
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unused buildings and cuts in assistance programs a $400 billion saving over ten years according to obama. >> the budget will probably make most people unhappy. >> the failure to control federal spending occurred while republicans as well as democrats. i have to tell you it has gotten worse in the last two years. >> conservative republicans dismiss the president's plan wanting to cut everything he hopes to spend on. >> stop, enough, we're not going down this road anymore. >> meeting this weekend republicans are celebrating a victory over their own leadership in the house who suggested $35 billion in cuts for the rest of this year, freshmen more than 80 of them revolted promised to cut more than a $100 billion. >> the speaker was forced to bend. >> we're going to cut more than $100 billion in discretionary spending. >> reporter: the tea party proclaims it is changing washington's ways. >> the house leadership knows that we mean business and we're not going to back off. they do not have a free pass. >> while the republicans opposed $100 billion may be symbolic the real battle will start tom
unused buildings and cuts in assistance programs a $400 billion saving over ten years according to obama. >> the budget will probably make most people unhappy. >> the failure to control federal spending occurred while republicans as well as democrats. i have to tell you it has gotten worse in the last two years. >> conservative republicans dismiss the president's plan wanting to cut everything he hopes to spend on. >> stop, enough, we're not going down this road anymore....
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people here feel is playing a double game as my colleague laura emmott explored from london president obama started a my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful. it must be peaceful and it must begin now and then fully one after the other one the i. the governments followed suit. to show these democratic change has to start now. it needs to happen now the growth of freedom and democracy in egypt and it seems the theme was contagious as the call for a new egypt spreads uncontrolled across the western mass media there were no one hundred fifty thousand people in the streets of cairo protesting for democracy this is how democracy happens but what right do u.s. and european leaders have to get involved in what's essentially domestic old rest about dissatisfaction with a ruler who cares what they want in egypt certainly not these demonstrators at the egyptian embassy in london basic or did you feel regime for such a long time. you feel regime when now they are talking about democracy and respect the from the right side of this and so obama's speech. could be seen on the face so much
people here feel is playing a double game as my colleague laura emmott explored from london president obama started a my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful. it must be peaceful and it must begin now and then fully one after the other one the i. the governments followed suit. to show these democratic change has to start now. it needs to happen now the growth of freedom and democracy in egypt and it seems the theme was contagious as the call for a new egypt spreads uncontrolled...
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quite the opposite president obama went to west point in two thousand and nine and he told the west point cadets he told the united states he told the world the country i'm most interested in building in building is my own so. he really would prefer not to deal with the rest of the world he really would prefer not to deal with egypt at all but the reality is as you mentioned we work very closely with the egyptian military where we work very closely with some egyptian civil society elements the united states is a world leader whether we care to admit that it or not so the reality is the united states is going to have influence we do have influence and in egypt the question is how can we exercise that influence to help egypt the egyptian people themselves make the transition to democracy the military is the key institution here we've had egyptian generals egyptian officers train in the u.s. attend some of our military academies for at least the past two decades we're very close relations with them one reason this crisis didn't turn out badly and didn't become a bloodbath in all candor
quite the opposite president obama went to west point in two thousand and nine and he told the west point cadets he told the united states he told the world the country i'm most interested in building in building is my own so. he really would prefer not to deal with the rest of the world he really would prefer not to deal with egypt at all but the reality is as you mentioned we work very closely with the egyptian military where we work very closely with some egyptian civil society elements the...
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. >> obama apoyÓ la idea de entregar el poder a un gobierno democrÁtico de respetar el tratado de paz. el primer ministro de israel, celebrÓ las declaraciones de el nuevo gobierno de que respetara los tratados de paz entre ambas naciones. un oficial egipcio de alto rango dijo que su paÍs respetarÁ todas las obligaciones y tratados internacionales y regionales. tambiÉn seÑalÓ que el riesgo de que militantes islÁmicos podrÍan aprovecharla y necesidad en ese paÍs para llegar ahora al poder. un dÍa despuÉs de que el principal directivo de la universidad de puerto rico reciba protestas por costos en las matrÍculas y renunciase, los estudiantes volvieron a la calle y siguieron protestando. agentes policiales que no se han ido del campus, fueron la razÓn. >> los estudiantes de la universidad del huerto rico no estÁn solos. (cantos) >> miles de personas iniciaron la marcha denominado: somos la upr. se sentaron en el expreso como parte de su manifestaciÓn que contÓ con la participación de familiares de estudiantes, grupos sindicales y polÍticos, entre los que sobresaliÓ el e
. >> obama apoyÓ la idea de entregar el poder a un gobierno democrÁtico de respetar el tratado de paz. el primer ministro de israel, celebrÓ las declaraciones de el nuevo gobierno de que respetara los tratados de paz entre ambas naciones. un oficial egipcio de alto rango dijo que su paÍs respetarÁ todas las obligaciones y tratados internacionales y regionales. tambiÉn seÑalÓ que el riesgo de que militantes islÁmicos podrÍan aprovecharla y necesidad en ese paÍs para llegar ahora...
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you look at that speech from 2009 and i say perhaps president obama had something to do with it. perhaps he didn't. perhaps the spark was lit in tunisia. this is about economics in so many ways. about people not having jobs, people not having food, people seeing prices rise and mubarak still in power and that's why i think the administration in some respects, really you can understand what was happening here because it was happening so rapidly. gwen: the president began making phone calls, he spoke to mubarak twice, the secretary of defense, the chairman of the joint chiefs, they've all been on the phone burning up the wires, yet they haven't gotten the desired outcome apparently. well, they've gotten one, that the egyptian military doesn't turn the guns on the protesters and take the dictator's side. that's really the trump card. they've got the military to reply a sort of rmp role so far. they relaxed that last night. yesterday we saw a lot of violence. today was a much better day. they were on the street, very visible. that's one of the key roles. -- roams. and interesting to
you look at that speech from 2009 and i say perhaps president obama had something to do with it. perhaps he didn't. perhaps the spark was lit in tunisia. this is about economics in so many ways. about people not having jobs, people not having food, people seeing prices rise and mubarak still in power and that's why i think the administration in some respects, really you can understand what was happening here because it was happening so rapidly. gwen: the president began making phone calls, he...
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scenes between egypt and indeed the americans and what is staggering is that we haven't heard from the obama administration a clear and unequivocal demand for mubarak to step down but rather we hearing talks about fears about the more concerned about the stability of egypt and indeed the region whatever that means if it means protecting american interests but on the respect of the bill if i could just interject around here i mean you can lay this at the doorstep of the u.s. but you know at the end of the day the only world leader who's been unequivocal about this is prime minister air the one of turkey the european leaders the american leaders even the latin american leaders. and south asian leaders all have been all of been silent so i think it's a bit misleading to lay this on the doorstep of the american here but i mean i don't want to. remove what is again. he was a client of the united states and that's probably the difference here i mean there's a lot invested in this relationship here and i think and i want to get into it later but i mean a change in regime in egypt an expression of i
scenes between egypt and indeed the americans and what is staggering is that we haven't heard from the obama administration a clear and unequivocal demand for mubarak to step down but rather we hearing talks about fears about the more concerned about the stability of egypt and indeed the region whatever that means if it means protecting american interests but on the respect of the bill if i could just interject around here i mean you can lay this at the doorstep of the u.s. but you know at the...
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president barack obama campaigning two years ago. and when you sign when the presidential election did you think he was going to change american anyway i didn't believe him or did you think the system was too strong personally but it was obvious secondly didn't know foreign politics didn't have i.d.'s birdwatcher gross impressed me more was that the major find the answer was goldman sachs. and the american jews for obama or some organization in chicago that's to put it this way expected him to be very probably surrender so the moment you go on that line you're see you have tied up a lot of your foreign policy. trying to two other countries kind of thing probably starting with tunisia you know have six seven eight the coming by the way in the world you can leave behind disregard the people who voted for you. david and maybe can use and we me and blacks and hispanics and youth and all kinds of groups to see as i'm hoping for something new to happen with republican south republicans but a single little thing is the operating by presiden
president barack obama campaigning two years ago. and when you sign when the presidential election did you think he was going to change american anyway i didn't believe him or did you think the system was too strong personally but it was obvious secondly didn't know foreign politics didn't have i.d.'s birdwatcher gross impressed me more was that the major find the answer was goldman sachs. and the american jews for obama or some organization in chicago that's to put it this way expected him to...
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people are being quiet about this but the country in the person that should be saying the most is the obama administration and what they have had to say is quite appalling i would say i mean considering the united states loves to talk about democracy but people on the ground are taking their own fate into their own hands after all what we've heard about democracy promotion from the united states. yes washington like many other capitals were taken by surprise when they saw this revolt and how serious it was and that it was the people of egypt with all its diversity ideological religious ages social classes taking this stand to remove not only a dictator but to get rid of. regime so washington was taken by surprise here we have many actors that are concerned about the changes in egypt in washington there are concerns that islamists might take over the israelis are very nervous because of the peace treaty and the consequences of this the egyptian opposition and people have their own this period of a democratic and free state so all these parties need to agree on the formula for manage transiti
people are being quiet about this but the country in the person that should be saying the most is the obama administration and what they have had to say is quite appalling i would say i mean considering the united states loves to talk about democracy but people on the ground are taking their own fate into their own hands after all what we've heard about democracy promotion from the united states. yes washington like many other capitals were taken by surprise when they saw this revolt and how...
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there is one district that john kerry carried along with barack obama. there are five districts in pennsylvania, three in the suburbs of philadelphia, and two in the more western parts of the state. we are focused on those 14 states to begin with, one in the york, five in pennsylvania, and others elsewhere, and then we graduate from there. >> when president obama is sharing the ballot with a number of your candidates in 2012, would you see that as a positive or will that be a negative? >> is positive. a rising tide lifts all boats. >> are you doing anything different in your predecessor? >> had a very defined role under my predecessor. i was the recruiting chair. my style is to focus intensely on the mission at hand. i did not have enough exposure to the things that my predecessor was doing. i read the book after i was made the dccc chair, when rahm emanuel was the chair in the to the house bank. i found it instructive. does try to set an aggressive tone. m very plain -- pleased with headlines like new-found assertiveness. the "new york times" had an edi
there is one district that john kerry carried along with barack obama. there are five districts in pennsylvania, three in the suburbs of philadelphia, and two in the more western parts of the state. we are focused on those 14 states to begin with, one in the york, five in pennsylvania, and others elsewhere, and then we graduate from there. >> when president obama is sharing the ballot with a number of your candidates in 2012, would you see that as a positive or will that be a negative?...
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barack obama said in he wants to see change in egypt begin now. but the final say amelia with egypt's military offices. -- melee with egypt military offices. for now, president mubarak seems to be winning the standoff. but he will be going soon, so what happens then? egyptians have to face the possibility suddenly. mubarak -- egypt has always been a police state. the country has been run on emergency legislation for 30 years. under the president, the generals have run a very tight ship. personal freedoms have been in short supply, especially freedom of speech. the new vice president, omar suleiman, another general of course, used to be the head of intelligence. now he speaks for the government. >> i want the opposition to understand we can do what president mubarak has said. and when a new president will come you will have more time to make any changes you want. >> the president's accuses the legal political group be muslim brotherhood of arranging the demonstrations, but there is no evidence of this. the brotherhood was founded in 1928. it has of
barack obama said in he wants to see change in egypt begin now. but the final say amelia with egypt's military offices. -- melee with egypt military offices. for now, president mubarak seems to be winning the standoff. but he will be going soon, so what happens then? egyptians have to face the possibility suddenly. mubarak -- egypt has always been a police state. the country has been run on emergency legislation for 30 years. under the president, the generals have run a very tight ship....
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>> plus president obama speaks about his christian faith and has strengthened since he has been in office. >> how this man stood up to hitler and the cost of his life. >> political upheaval rocks egypt what does it mean for country's christians hello i am wendy griffith. >> and i am george thomas. you have seen hundreds of thousands of christians taken to the streets of cairo calling for the resignation of president hosni mubarak. >> egypt's christians have face his hardship under mubarak's regime. john waage reports they are asking for prayer. >> reporter: egyptian street revolution is creating uncertainty around the world especially for 10 million christians in this country of 80 million people. >> most of the churches are closed. people are meeting in homes to pray together. ministries like open doors are being affected significantly because of curfews because of the security issues on the streets. >> earlier this year scenes on you tube of coptic christians being killed and including children of 2 coptic families, pastor youssef is concerned of an assault from muslim brotherhood. he s
>> plus president obama speaks about his christian faith and has strengthened since he has been in office. >> how this man stood up to hitler and the cost of his life. >> political upheaval rocks egypt what does it mean for country's christians hello i am wendy griffith. >> and i am george thomas. you have seen hundreds of thousands of christians taken to the streets of cairo calling for the resignation of president hosni mubarak. >> egypt's christians have face...
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the hunger or a gentleman this is cross talk you've all been around before and you know the rules so obama z. in seattle if i can go to you first as we sit down all of us the constitution in egypt has been suspended parliament has been dissolved a referendum will be held we don't know presumably before elections in six months time is egypt its government its military government and its protesters can they do that in six months because the reason why. this question is that for all of my life it least we've been told that arab people can't rule themselves they need a dictator they need a strong man so we have a country that has an awesome task ahead of it how do you think it's going to play out you know it's of course is not going to be easy peter but considering the fact that the egyptian people have thrown such overthrown an entrenched and rooted rooted the corrupt and oppressive regime in the matter eighteen days i think they are more than capable of holding fair and democratic and transparent elections in the matter of six months i think it's very much possible that the challenge here is
the hunger or a gentleman this is cross talk you've all been around before and you know the rules so obama z. in seattle if i can go to you first as we sit down all of us the constitution in egypt has been suspended parliament has been dissolved a referendum will be held we don't know presumably before elections in six months time is egypt its government its military government and its protesters can they do that in six months because the reason why. this question is that for all of my life it...
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you think that obama is just a continuation of george bush obama. representing capitalism being just a continuation of george bush is an understatement. you have a system which was built of the slave of african people to birth a birth of this economy it gave birth to not only what's happening here domestically but around the world which is what we call today imperialism you have barack hussein obama as also a cogged meaning a small part of the machinery that works the system the same old kind of a rule that happen across the country is still happening in the same or way but represented by a face more familiar face that is usually associated with the our press and poor people so it is important to maintain the kind of programs and campaigns that continuation of even more spending on war was what obama's doing then what bush has done in his previous presidents when you're talking about the events in egypt the poverty of the people that led to these uprisings do you think the u.s. political elite should be fearful that something similar could come here
you think that obama is just a continuation of george bush obama. representing capitalism being just a continuation of george bush is an understatement. you have a system which was built of the slave of african people to birth a birth of this economy it gave birth to not only what's happening here domestically but around the world which is what we call today imperialism you have barack hussein obama as also a cogged meaning a small part of the machinery that works the system the same old kind...
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yes it's quite textile going actually to see that the obama administration is is quite nervous to see a dictator go because there's much at stake in the region obviously they are concerned about the militaristic relationship with egypt they're concerned about. israel's security the safety of their border with gaza for example and. they're very nervous and the egyptians are very upset to see that the americans are keeping very close tabs on the situation as it unfolds on the ground they see this thirty year old relationship thirty years the relationship between egypt mubarak and the u.s. as very damaging as far as the their relationship with other countries in the region is concerned and let's not forget that they're very angry about the financial aid given by the u.s. to the egyptians because it goes into security matters and who and the egyptians are the first to suffer from it let's not forget that the crackdown that we've seen over the last few days. with police forces resorting to tear gas but also rubber bullets and live ammunition while all these weapons all the as you were prov
yes it's quite textile going actually to see that the obama administration is is quite nervous to see a dictator go because there's much at stake in the region obviously they are concerned about the militaristic relationship with egypt they're concerned about. israel's security the safety of their border with gaza for example and. they're very nervous and the egyptians are very upset to see that the americans are keeping very close tabs on the situation as it unfolds on the ground they see this...